Published June 2016 | Version v1
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Coulomb fission of a dusty plasma

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi (India)
  • 3. Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar (India)

Description

Experimental observations are presented of the splitting (fission) of a suspension of charged microparticles (dusty plasma) into two fragments when the plasma was suddenly turned off. The triggering mechanism for fissioning of the dust cloud is discussed in terms of a pinching instability driven by the ion drag force.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4954906;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48043634
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COULOMB FIELD; DRAG; DUSTS; INSTABILITY; PARTICLES; PLASMA; SUSPENSIONS
Descriptors DEC
DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS

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